stuffy
adjective (WITHOUT AIR) /ˈstʌf.i/ disapprovingDefinition
› A stuffy room or building is unpleasant because it has no fresh air: a stuffy office It's really hot and stuffy in here - let's open the window. The bedroom gets a bit stuffy in the summer.Hot and heatSultriness and humidity stuffiness /-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of stuffy adjective (WITHOUT AIR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bake verb
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- burning adjective (HOT)
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